Doom Foretold
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Throne of EldraineELD · #187
- Card type
- Enchantment
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 0.29 € · ★ 0.48 € · 0.29 $ · ★ 0.30 $
- Mana value
- 4
- Colour
- White Black
Card text
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices a nonland, nontoken permanent of their choice. If that player can't, they discard a card, they lose 2 life, you draw a card, you gain 2 life, you create a 2/2 white Knight creature token with vigilance, then you sacrifice this enchantment.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PioneerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Daniel Ljunggren
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2019-10-04
Flavour text
In the end, death usually has its way.
Rulings
During your upkeep, you can sacrifice Doom Foretold for its own ability.
If Doom Foretold leaves the battlefield or changes control while its ability is on the stack, its effect still happens. You just won't be able to sacrifice it if instructed to do so.
If the player can sacrifice a nonland, nontoken permanent, that player must do so. They can't choose to rush toward their doom.
If the player is unable to sacrifice a permanent and is unable to discard a card, they still lose 2 life, and the rest of Doom Foretold's effects happen.
In a Two-Headed Giant game, Doom Foretold's ability triggers twice during a team's upkeep. In any order you'd like, each of those players has to sacrifice a permanent. The full consequences happen if that player can't, even if you sacrifice Doom Foretold as the first triggered ability is resolving.
